shovel-ready

adjective2

1. •
   ready for immediate commencement of excavation and construction.

   • LCDC officials emphasize that the need for shovel-ready industrial sites in this case outweighs the goal of preserving prime farmland. — 2003
2. •
   Describing a project which is a candidate for economic stimulus spending, the one having a more immediate impact on the economy as opposed to the project requiring a great deal of time that must elapse for architecture, zoning, legal considerations or other factors before labor can be deployed on it.